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The General Data Protection Regulations are the ‘biggest change in 25 years’ to how organisations must manage personal data, but only a fifth of schools are aware of the May 2018 deadline. Pete Henshaw reports

The continuing threat to geography fieldwork, the heightened focus on immigration and borders, and the Brexit vote were among the issues under discussion at the Geographical Association annual conference. Alan Kinder and Mary Biddulph explain

High-performing students in selective areas who just miss out on attending a grammar school are less likely to go to university than similar students in non-selective areas – and more likely to drop out if they do.

More “rungs on the promotion ladder” need to be created in Scottish schools so that the leadership burden is shared more fairly, more graduates join the profession and teachers are better rewarded, according to the president of the Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association (SSTA).

A total of 16 workshops and keynote sessions covering topics ranging from attendance and disaffected pupils to SEN and parental out-reach will be on offer for delegates at the Eighth National Pupil Premium and Ofsted Conference.